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Etsy shop owners are really amazing people! The ones that make products to sell are really putting themselves and their talent out there for the world to see. Talented describes them in a word, I think. Melanie over at Thoroughly Modern Minis (TModernMinis) is no exception to this! She’s joining me to do a giveaway on a bean bag chair slipcover!

The slipcover is made to cover Dana’s, over at the blog Made, Rollie Pollie pattern. If you’re not much of a sewer but would really love to have your own Rollie Pollie, look no further than Melanie’s shop! If you’ve never heard of or are not interested in a bean bag chair these also double as a great storage space for all things soft.

In the picture I have 3 large winter blankets, 1 twin comforter, and an extra decor pillow. I stuffed everything in the bag thinking it would be busting at the seams. It really only took up about half of the space available. I ended up grabbing Munchkin’s XL twin comforter and there was still a ton of room to spare! If you don’t have a ton of blankets lying around this would also be an amazing way to keep a load of stuffed animals together, and look cute in the process. Sometimes we go through spurts where he’s totally into playing pretend with his stuffed animals but mostly they just get thrown around and alway seem to be underfoot. He wasn’t sure what the bag was at first, but as soon as I told him I needed him to sit on it he flopped down and snuggled up

Munchkin is about 45″ tall. This thing really is so big. I want to fill it up just so I can flop down next to him too! The rest of the evening was spent jumping off of our couches onto it. The boys loved rolling all over it. As for the actual cover, it’s stitched wonderfully and I can tell it will be able to stand up to the rough housing of two little boys. She worked with me on figuring out which fabric would suit my home decor ideas. It’s been a pleasure to work with her!

One lucky winner will win one Bean Bag Cover!

****Note, this is for the cover only. No pattern or filling of any kind is included****

One of the ways to enter the giveaway is to “favorite” Thoroughly Modern Minis, if you choose to enter this way you will be emailed a discount code for 10% off from Melanie!

*This giveaway is open to entries in the US only.
*The winner of this giveaway will be drawn no later than the evening of October 14th and will be emailed. If the winner does not respond within 24 hours, a new winner will be drawn.
*This posting and giveaway are sponsored by Thoroughly Modern Minis, but all opinions are my own.

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I’m not sure what happened to Munchkin between the ages of 2 and almost 4 but he has become so picky about foods. When he was little he would at least try every single thing I put on his plate. He would eat every piece of a slice of bread but now he’s strictly a no-crust-ever kid. Also he won’t eat anything green and he’s very particular about what I put on his plate. If he doesn’t want to eat it he will literally take it off of his plate. Just crazy. So I’ve been trying to come up with new ways to get him excited about eating a whole range of foods. This kid is totally motivated by fun, so I figured if I could make it fun he might eat it. Right? I tried way cool plates and bowls, but that didn’t really change his desire to eat new foods. Then I found out about Funbites and I knew I had to give them a try!

Have you heard of this family friendly company? On their website it says “FunBites super sturdy and durable curved blade cutter cuts any kids’ food into bite-sized fun shapes. We make food so much fun that even the pickiest eaters can’t resist! FUNBITES works on kid-friendly food from pancakes, sandwiches, fruit, veggies, brownies and more! Jackie loves FUNBITES because the food is cut neatly and evenly. Dylan suddenly eats her food, real food, not junk food.”

Isn’t this packaging totally adorable! It reminds of Frankenstein’s monster! There are 3 different patterns and each come in 2 colors. The only problem I’ve found is that the shape of the Funbite isn’t the same shape as my bread, but that’s not a problem I just cut up the parts that missed the first time through.

When I set this plate down in front of Munchkin he said “Oh Mommy, I love all these triangles!” I think that’s a huge hit! All of these cute cutters are BPA free, made in the USA, and totally dishwasher safe. I’m excited for when the boys get a little older because I think they will be able to work it themselves 😀 I think it’s a wonderful idea on how to make kid’s meals and snacks a little more fun!

Now until November 1st use the discount code BTSfunbites at check out to receive 20% off!

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Have you seen, heard about, or played with Juggle Bubbles?! It’s this new bubble solution that lets you blow a bubble and then play with it if you’re wearing the special gloves. You can bounce it, pass it back and forth to another person, and even combine two bubbles into one large bubble.

Munchkin and I tried it out today. After several attempts we finally got a chance to see what the fun was all about. I decided to take a video of it so you could see for yourself! (Baby Cakes was trying to tell us something :D)

It didn’t last very long but it was pretty entertaining while it did. The pack comes with one Mega Blower, one pair of Magic Bubble Gloves, one bottle of No-Pop Bubble solution, one bubble tray, and instructions.

Overall I’m not a huge fan of the product. I think it’s definitely geared towards a bit older children. It says 5+ on their website and I feel like that is pretty accurate. Personally, I felt like getting the bubble off of the blower was tricky and kind of hard to get the hang of. However, I do think that once you get it blown and start playing with the no-pop bubble it can be pretty fun. For Munchkin though it kept being a bit of disappointment if it popped. Also I think if you buy one set you could totally use some winter gloves (you know those extras that seem to linger around the house all spring, summer, and fall but then you can’t find them when the snow starts to fall) for other kids that want to play too.

That being said, I am excited to work with Juggle Bubble on a giveaway. I think if you have any children over the age of 5 in your life this could be a really fun product for them to use!

The winner of this giveaway will win one set of Juggle Bubbles.

*This giveaway is open to entries in the US only.*The winner of this giveaway will be drawn no later than the evening of August 25th and will be emailed. If the winner does not respond within 48 hours, a new winner will be drawn.*This posting and giveaway are sponsored by Juggle Bubbles, but all opinions are my own.

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Can you tell that we like to read?

Yes, we like to read lots.

All winter long and into the early spring we were shut ins around here. So all of our reading took place indoors. We didn’t even venture out to the library. No siree. Why is that? First, it was super cold outside. Second, it was super cold outside. Third, it was super cold outside. Okay you get the idea. It was super cold outside. Then… Don’t even get me started on the amount of snow that was dumped on us. Loads and loads. All winter long. I thought that it would never end. We even got a snow storm when I was postpartum in the hospital with Cache. Oops. I think I must have left that out of Cache’s birth story. Yes, I know that I forgot to put that part in. Basically a HUGE snow storm decided to come rolling in the day after he was born and we weren’t sure if we were ever going to get to leave the hospital. For some reason when it snows in St. Louis the ENTIRE city shuts down. Does that happen in other cities? Anyway, back to our love of books… Now that the weather is simply glorious outside (not too hot and not too humid yet) we can take our reading outdoors.

The chairs are the perfect size for their little tushies and are now their favorite reading spots in the backyard.

I LOVE that my sweet littles LOVE books.

Now… for the giveaway!!!

The winner of this giveaway is going to

receive TWO garden chairs from Little Tikes

in the colors red and orange!

(Enter on the Rafflecopter below.)

*This giveaway is open to US entries only.*The winner of this giveaway will be drawn no later than the evening of Monday, June 23rd and will be emailed. If the winner does not respond within 48 hours, a new winner will be drawn.*This posting and giveaway are sponsored by Little Tikes, but all opinions are strictly my own.

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Remember how I posted about those scary bunnies? How I publicly aired my fears of creepy clowns and the Easter Bunny? No? You don’t remember? I mean seriously. How could you forget??? I’m still having nightmares about it. This year the “bunny” brought Banjo the Original Djubi Game. (Thank you, Djubi for sending us this dandy toy for the boy’s Easter basket.) If you are looking for a fun backyard game then here it is. This is it. Good thing I’m posting this just in time for summer, eh?

Banjo and Ruby both love it.

Here they are showing their Boompa how it’s done:

This is at my parents house. Don’t they have the coolest setup with that lake behind their house?! My kids love spending time out there. Djubi is perfect for teaching kids of all ages how to aim and catch. Adults like it, too! The Djubi ball has a band on it that when hooked on the handle and pulled back will then soar through the air for the other player to catch. Such a unique concept and fun for all ages!

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I’m so very glad that it decided to turn chilly around here again. Not. Will this winter ever end??? Okay so I just might be exaggerating slightly. It’s not like it’s snowing outside or anything. It’s not exactly freezing. Okay it’s only in the 40’s right now here in St. Louis today. But that’s cold, right? It should NEVER be in the 40’s in April. At least not in the Lou! Good thing toADORN sent this monkey hat for Banjo. He has been able to wear it. In APRIL.

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My Banjo is now 6-years-old. It’s weird to think that my first born is that old. He’s like a little man who is almost finished with kindergarten. So very strange for me! In past years we have always had a birthday party for him. I was trying to be that mom who threw those big, fabulous parties with lots of friends invited. Yes, that mom. I even invited the siblings of the friends, because I didn’t want anyone to feel left out. Is that a little crazy? Maybe a little excessive? (Now there’s nothing really wrong with being that mom. There are plenty of moms who can pull it off and more power to them. I’m just not good at being that mom. For sanity sake I had to take a step back, evaluate what’s truly important, and just say no.)

This year? No more. We have three littles now. All will have a birthday. All will eventually want to have a party. All cannot have a party in the same year. That would be maddening. I can’t plan for such things. I can’t decorate for such things. I can’t organize for such things. I can’t do such things. It’s just not going to happen times three every year. Nope. Not going to do it. So I’m thinking that each child has a “friend party” every other year. Maybe every 3rd year. Just. Not. Every. Year.

That’s why this year we decided to take Banjo (and the other two littles) out of town for a surprise birthday weekend extravaganza. Banjo expected to have a party. We told him we had a special adventure planned instead of a party. It was a weekend all about him, things he likes, and together as a family. The best part of celebrating in this way? Family time!

We went to LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Kansas City! LEGOLAND agreed on us coming for a visit, my doing a review on the blog, and giveaway away FOUR tickets. You will find that giveaway below. First, here are just a few of our favorite highlights from the place Banjo now thinks is the bestest birthday celebration ever. At the LEGOLAND in Kansas City you can…

Find out how many LEGO bricks you weigh and your height in LEGO bricks:

Travel to a distant land:

Meet your favorite LEGO characters:

Build and race LEGO cars:

And just have a fantastically dandy time!

Of course you can’t visit LEGOLAND without getting some LEGOS. Audi came out of the shop with this on my keys:

He said it’s because I’m Wonder Woman.

As I already mentioned, the winner of this giveaway will receive FOUR tickets to LEGOLAND in Kansas City!

*This giveaway is open to US entries only.*The winner of this giveaway will be drawn no later than the evening of May 2nd and will be emailed. If the winner does not respond within 48 hours, a new winner will be drawn.*This posting and giveaway are sponsored by the Kansas City LEGOLAND Discovery Center, but all opinions are strictly my own.

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When it comes to my kid’s clothing I’m kind of a fabric snob. It has to be soft. Scratchy? Not happening. It has to be functional and easy to take care of in terms of laundry. Who really wants to take the kid’s clothes to the dry cleaners? It has to be cute. This means cute fabric that aren’t found everywhere. That’s why I’m soooo very glad that I found Nohi Kids. For starters… Their clothing is organic. Translation: Super soft. Next… Their clothing is machine washable. Excellent! Lastly… The prints on the fabric??? Absolutely. Adorable.

See. Told you. Absolutely. Adorable.

I think the above images are my favorite part about the clothing from Nohi.

1.) That fabric is too precious.

And…

2.) There are so many different styles all in that same fabric!

So you will definitely find the perfect outfit at Nohi Kids.

What did Nohi Kids send me recently??? These two outfits for my two littlest littles:

Who wants a deal at Nohi Kids? Just enter coupon code ‘thankyou25’ at checkout on the Nohi Kids website and receive 25% off!

Who wants to win something really dandy from Nohi Kids???

(Enter on the Rafflecopter below.)

One very lucky winner is going to receive either a dress or bodysuit from Nohi Kids!

It’s winner’s choice on which style and which print!

*This giveaway is open to US entries only.
*The winner of this giveaway will be drawn no later than the evening of April 28th and will be emailed. If the winner does not respond within 48 hours, a new winner will be drawn.
*This posting and giveaway were sponsored by Nohi Kids, but all opinions are strictly my own.a Rafflecopter giveaway

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I feel like the perfect thing to keep a kid busy while using their imagination, is any type of craft. Drawing, painting, even letting them play by themselves with some legos. It let’s their imagination run wild and give them no limits. We all know kids test the limits 😉 I remember my mom would let me go to toys r’ us and pick out a toy and I would always pick out the make it yourself jewelry or hair ties or bedazzle your shirts (yes, I was a mega girly-girl) I really think that’s where I got my creativity from and love designing and doing different things now.

A few months ago my little cousins came up to me showing me these really awesome rubber band bracelets that they made. They each probably had 3 to 4 different types of rubber band bracelets. They then tried to sell me a few of them, haha, they told me they were going to start selling them to their friends in any design they wanted. Pretty awesome!

Remember when I told you about the Loomy Awards? Well they decided to give away a Loom Boom to a Dandy Giveaway fan!

The Loom Boom is a great place to store all those rubber band bracelets your kids are creating. I bet you are finding them every where and are just about ready to toss any of them in the trash that you step on or find randomly in a cabinet!

“As moms (Katy & Lauren – co-founders), we loved the focus and creativity it provided our kids. Every new stitch our children learned produced more patterns, more colors and more creations. However, these bracelets were winding up everywhere, from our couch cushions to our dog’s mouth. It was a problem that needed solving! We stumbled upon a solution when a five-year-old housed his ever-growing collection of bracelets on a paper towel roll! What began with a simple concept has now developed into a first-of-its kind product intended to organize, display, transport and share. Sometimes children see things so clearly, and we jumped on his simple yet genius idea.”

The Loom Boom comes in fun different colors and each can hold up to 40 bracelets! The tube does come apart at the base so it is easy to grab different bracelets. The base also has an extra store part for bands, charms, clips and other items.

The Loom Boom features bright-colored tubes that can hold up to 40 bracelets. The tube is detachable from the base so loomers can transport and share, as well as have easy access to bracelets at the bottom. The base also contains extra storage for loom bands, charms, clips, and other spare parts.

They have thought of everything for The Loom Boom! So definitely check them out and enter below to win one for your kids and your sake! 😉

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So, it finally got “cold” here in Southern California. As in the high is only in the 50s and 60s during the day! I know this sounds ridiculous to those of you in below-freezing temps, but trust me, 50° seems really cold when last week we were strutting around in shorts because it was 80°! So, I’m all about layers right now–and have I got some cute layers for you!

Peekaboo-Chic is an adorable online boutique that specializes in “lavish layering for women, ” especially in regard to “skirt and legwear accentuation.” I bet you didn’t know you could accentuate your skirt or legwear, but oh, you can! All of their creations are handcrafted from patterns made by fashion designers in Utah, and these ladies know what they’re doing. Their creations are so cute!

I’m loving all of their Boot Socks! I never seem to have the right boots or the right outfit to pull this look off, but after seeing how cute these socks are, I sure want to! They also make boho-chic hair accessories, beautiful slip dresses that are perfect for that dress that is too low at the top and too high in the bottom, as well as slip extenders. I was sent the Bring on the Frill Layering Skirt in Gray to review, and can I just say, I LOVE the versatility of this skirt!

First of all, it can be worn as the obvious, a skirt. The top panel can be worn flat to lengthen the skirt or folded down to shorten it and add extra coverage of your middle section. The fabric is polyester/spandex so it’s a little clingy on my bum when worn this way, but if I pair it with a pair of leggings or tights, it lessens the effect.

Next, it can be worn as a slip extender. I’ve already praised the utility of such slip extenders, so I won’t say much more than they are awesome. I especially love this skirt as a slip extender because the fabric is super soft and stretchy but also a little silky, so it flows nicely underneath my skirt instead of bunching up or feeling uncomfortable like some slips can feel.

Lastly, it can be worn as an adorable frilly tunic! Like I said, the material is really soft and silky, so I had to wear a shirt underneath and put a belt around my waist to help the top stay up and finish the look, but I love the final product! Super put together and right on-trend.

Do I need to say that I love this skirt? For $36 you are getting an incredibly versatile piece that can be worn in a variety of ways and a variety of settings. Dress it up with some bling and wear it to a wedding; dress it down with a pair of jeans and wear it to Girls Night! It comes in a variety of cute shades including Cream, Camel, Black, Red and Mustard, so it can be worn with countless skirts, dresses, pants, tops and sweaters. The Bring on the Frill Layering Skirt can be purchased at Peekaboo-chic.com. But if you’re feeling lucky, enter below to win a skirt of your own in Black or Cream! And be sure to connect with them on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram to be in the know on the latest deals and steals!

Win a Bring on the Frill Layering Skirt in Black or Cream!

** The winner of this giveaway will be drawn no later than the morning of February 18, 2014, and will be emailed within 24 hours. If the winner does not respond within 48 hours, a new winner will be drawn.

** This posting and giveaway were sponsored by Peekaboo Chic, but all opinions are strictly my own.